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Third-Party Risk

What is a Third-Party Risk? Third-party risk is the possible risks or threats resulting from interactions with external parties. In every business, there are third-party

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Virus

What is a Virus? A computer virus is a malicious program that spreads from host to host. These harmful programs can replicate and spread through

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Vulnerability

What is a Vulnerability? A vulnerability is a weakness that cybercriminals can exploit to gain unauthorized access to information or perform illegal actions on a

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Worm

What is a Worm? A worm in cybersecurity is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself to spread from one computer to other devices.

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Zero-day

What is a Zero-Day Vulnerability? A software vendor might discover a software security flaw but does not have a patch to fix it. The bug

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